A DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUPPLYING A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FEED TO AN ANIMAL IN A PERIOD HAVING A PREDETERMINED LENGTH

摘要

A device for automatically supplying a predetermined amount of feed to an animal in a period of time respectively a period having a predetermined length. Said device is provided with a feeding parlour, with animal identification means for identifying an animal present at the feeding parlour, and with a computer for controlling the device for automatically supplying the feed to the feeding parlour. The computer is possibly provided with a clock for determining the point of time of supply of feed to the animal. The device is provided with moans for determining the amount of feed consumed by an animal after a supply of feed. Said amount is stored at least temporarily in a memory of the computer. The computer is provided with a calculating device for determining the total amount of feed consumed by an animal in the period having the predetermined length immediately preceding the momentary point of time when the animal is identified by the animal identification means at the feeding parlour. The calculating device determines the difference between said predetermined amount of feed and said total amount of feed consumed by the animal. The computer controls the device in such a way that, during the momentary supply of feed, an amount of feed smaller than or equal to the difference can be supplied as feed balance to the animal.